CVE-2017-6852

Publication date 15 March 2017

Last updated 26 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Negligible

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8 · High

Score breakdown

Heap-based buffer overflow in the jpc_dec_decodepkt function in jpc_t2dec.c in JasPer 2.0.10 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status

Notes

mdeslaur

the fix for this issue introduces asserts which later got their own CVEs

Patch details

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Package Patch details

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8 · High
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H